I am slowly getting all systems back on-line after recovering from hip-replacement surgery following a freak accident. I thought I would have more energy to blog, since sitting and typing is about all I am good for. However, after walking 5 minutes without the walker today, I feel I have run a marathon.

So, I hope you all remain patient with me, as I hope to get back to more regular opining by next week. There is a ton of news, and developments related to the June and November elections this year, that need to be shared. That being said, I have kept up with my surfing — the internet, that is. Here are some great news tidbits that were amusing or informative, which I thought you might enjoy.

7) Today is “Equal Pay Day”, and Shrine friend Teri O’Brein details why it is a scam!A snippet of this really great piece: ….unmarried college-educated males between the ages of 40 and 64 earn nearly 15 percent less than their female counterparts. In addition, female college students tend to major in “soft,” touchy-feely pseudo-sciences like psychology, education or English, while men are more likely to choose accounting, computer science or engineering, the latter being known as majors in which students actually learn to something extremely productive and therefore high-paying.

10) KT Cat touches upon the fruits of Eurosocialism, but I think a better view comes from this story:Angry Roman centurions besiege Colosseum – Complete with red skirts, tunics, armour, swords and feathered helmets, the protesting centurions clashed with police in front of the city’s tourist attraction, the Colosseum, built in the times of Ancient Rome. As my family took a few pics with these entrepreneurs while we were in Rome, this story caught my eye.

11) For even more merriment, check out Lonely Conservative’s post: Clown Auditions for Job Outside GSA Hearings — “It’s a tough economy, so it makes sense for an experienced clown and mindreader to submit resumes to a federal agency that’s shown a willingness to hire for those positions. In all seriousness though, the outrageous bills racked up by the individuals at GSA are symptomatic of the sprawling federal bureaucracy and its lack of accountability to taxpayers. Bankrupting America hopes this tongue-in-cheek show will highlight the wasteful spending occurring throughout the federal government.”